Dustproof door for wardrobe trunks



Feb. 15,1927. 1.617.911

G. D. JONES DUsTPRooF. DooR FOR wAnDno-BE 'rnvuxs Filed Mayv 2, '192s am): n eq Patented yF eb. 15, 1927.

` )GEORGE nJoNns, oEPn'rnnsBnnG, vrnernra.

enligne fried a; laat serai-iii! siriana andl upper .pprtion `open :ind a bzingefditop '5 closing'tlie upper end of the clotlies's'ect-ion. The invention .has `for its main object to close`the frontofthelclothes section in a manner to exclude dust and at the same time retain the articles of clothing supported upon hangers within the section and covering the same when the trunk is open so as to hide them from view.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a doorwhich is light and strong and capable of being easily placed in position and readily removed as required.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

Vliile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the in* vention. i

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wardrobe trunk embodying the invention, the;

same being open, the dotted lines indicating the drawer section and the full lines the clothes section and the hinged top thereof,

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional. view of the clothes section with the hinged top in closed position,

.Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure SZ, parts being broken away, Figure 4 is a top plan view of a portion of the clothes section, showing more clearly the door and the retaining means therefor',

Figure 5 is ay fragmentary sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of a corner portion of the door showing the parts on a larger scale.

Corresponding and. like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference' characters.

The wardrobe trunk illustrated comprises a drawer section 1, a clothes section 2 which is open at the front and upper end, and a hinged top 3 for closing the upper end orf @fait animaties relates 110 wardrobe trunks et the; ,tyre 'embedyiiia arrive'- and clothes sections, the latter having its front the Seetoliii-lehe clothes-section 2 GQ111- pu 1 i Af Substantial.

iiiiatelr ,L1-feriti 'iS anni@ '0f the 'k anflfids 0 the Section? and fanfare@ mit strengthens the ,Saaie- Transverse rods'A 7 are supported by the frame 6 adjacent the upper ends of the sides 5 and are designed to receive the hangers, not shown, which support the articles of clothing when in position wit-hiii the sec-V tion 2. Strips 8 are attached to the inner sides of the vertical edge portions of theside walls 5 and constitute stops to prevent outffard displacement of the door. Cleats 9 are attached to they inner faces of the sides 5 some distance from the upper ends thereof` and are spaced from the strips 8 a distance to receive the door and prevent inward displacement thereof. Inward displacement of the upper portion of the door is prevented by the rods 7 and the inturned ends of the reinforcing and bracing frame 6.

A shoe box 10, removably fitted within the lower portion of the section 2, partly closes the front thereof. The door 11 may be of any substantial and light structure and is adapted to close the front of the section 2 above the shoe box 10 andwhen in position rests upon the latter and is retained in place by means of the top 3 when the latter is closed. The door 11 is slidable and operates in the guides formed between the strips 8 upon one side and the cleats 9 and rods 7 upon the opposite side. The door comprises ya substantial frame and light panels 12 of textile and the corners are reinforced by metal strippings 13. i The door is removable by a sliding movement upwardly through the upper end of the section'f and issimilarly placed in position by a sliding movement. Then the door is in place, the front of the section 2 is closed, thereby excluding dust and at the saine time protecting the clothing and concealing the same from view.

That is claimed is:

1. A wardrobe trunk embodying a clotheshangersection. havinga hinged lid adapted to open upwardly and an open front, the inner faces of the side-walls of said section being provided with vertical receptacle in the bottom of the trunk in line with said gui'deways, a door slidable vertically in said guideways and adapted to close the entire front of the section above said receptacle and to open the same when removed,

,ed oiiothe'vise securedto upper guideways, a

said door being adapted to be removed entirely from said section by sliding it vertically out of said guideways and being of such length that it will be held in position down against the receptacle when said hinged lid is closed down.

2. A wardrobe trunk embodying a drawer section and a clothes-hanger seetlon having a hinged lid, adapted to open upwardly, and an open front, the innel` faces of the side Walls of said clothes-hanger section being provided with vertical guidevvays, a receptaole in the bottom of the trunk inline with said guideways and entirely closing the low- .f er part of the hanger section, a door slidable vertically in said guideways and adapted to close the entire front of the clothes-hanger section above said receptacle and to open the same When removed, said door being adapted to be removed entirely from said clothes- 4hanger section by sliding it vertically out of said guideways and being of suoli length that it Will be held in position Idovvn in engagement with the receptacle When said hinged lid is closed down and thus serve to 2 hold the receptacle in Vplace While the lid is closed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE D. JONES. 

